A Boston man was recently arrested for his third drunken driving offense during an impaired driving patrol. The 34-year-old man was arrested shortly after 11:00 p.m. on Fruit Street in Bridgewater. He was stopped after officers witnessed him driving erratically, according to Enterprise News. He was arrested and charged with…
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Cost of Massachusetts OUI Should Deter Drunk Drivers
At the very worst, drunk driving can be deadly. But if you manage to avoid an accident and the associated consequences, you’ve got a lot waiting for you when you get busted. We’re talking about the monetary costs here of a drunk driving charge. An OUI (Operating Under the Influence…
Boston Drunk Drivers Not Threatened by Officers
Some say that there’s nothing to do in Boston except get drunk. At least that’s what the headline reads from Gawker. It was also listed as two of Time Magazine’s Top 10 Things to Do in Boston involve looking at bodies of water. But is that why officers are so…
New England Traffic Safety Watch: Memorial Day Drunk Driving Safety Tips
Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to summer and is a time to celebrate freedom and honor veterans. Unfortunately, it is also a time when parties can get out of control and people can be in danger as a result of drunk driving. If you are having a party this…
Massachusetts Drunk Driving Victim Forgives, Can’t Forget
A former police officer for the city of Northbridge may have lost his job, but he was spared a jail sentence for a drunk driving crash that nearly killed another man after the victim pleaded with the judge for leniency. Our Boston drunk driving accident attorneys know that such an…
App Helps to Catch Drunk Drivers in New England
Drunk drivers put every single person in Boston in grave danger. Law enforcement does their best to stop drunk drivers before they cause an accident, but unfortunately police cannot be everywhere at all times and drunk people continue to drive and cause tragic traffic crashes with alarming regularity. In an…
Drunk Driver Rams Police Cruiser, Faces Serious Criminal Sanctions
Drunk driving accidents can always lead to serious legal trouble, but one Needham woman is probably REALLY regretting the decision to drive drunk after she crashed her car into the vehicle of a Massachusetts’ state trooper. The 48-year-old driver was arrested after refusing a breath test at the scene of…
Underaged Drinking & DUI Creates Major Legal Trouble
Underaged drinking is illegal in Massachusetts and those under age 21 who consume alcohol can face a number of different consequences. Because underage drinking is prohibited by law, serving alcohol to minors is also prohibited. When you allow underage drinking or participate in the practice in any way, you set…
Thanksgiving and Drunk Driving in Massachusetts — An Unfortunate Pair
Officials with the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) are going to be setting up shop in Middlesex County and hunting down drunk drivers through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. They’ll be out in full force from Friday, November 23rd through Saturday, November 24th. According to the Weltham Patch, the checkpoints that officers…
Boston DUI Watch: Drunk Driver Up a Tree!
Police in Braintree are looking to press charges against a 43-year-old Dorchester man. His problems started last week when officers say they watched him drive up a tree shortly after 1 a.m. Police were reportedly traveling behind the intoxicated driver when he swerved his vehicle off of the road and…